25-Apr-17 Obesity is increasing at a high pace with one in every five Brazilians obese. More than half the population is overweight. The prevalence of obesity has increased by 60% from 11.8% in 2006 to 18.9% in 2016. With little time to eat, people have reduced home-cooked meals and opted for faster, higher caloric foods. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

24-Apr-17 Herbal health and personal care firm Himalaya Drug has launched mom and baby stores in Bengaluru to take on market leader Johnson & Johnson which holds more than 50% market share in the baby care segment in India. The company plans to open 25 such stores over a span of 12 months. [image: ET Healthworld]

21-Apr-17 Xinjiang isn't widely regarded as a medical tourism destination by Chinese. But for people from Central Asia, it's a different story. Xinjiang's medical industry has become a promising part of the Belt & Road Initiative. As the regional capital, Urumqi boasts dozens of medical institutes and diversified traditional medical resources, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Uygur medicine, and Mongolian medicine. [image: news.cn]

21-Apr-17 Australia's IPN Medical Centres announced it will roll out Precedence Health Care's MediTracker app to its 180 practices, allowing two million patients to have access to a summary of their data held on their regular GP's medical record. CEO Gerard Foley said the app was the first to strike the right balance between privacy and providing the right information. [image: MediTracker]

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